1 / 4

Question: How does Birth Order affect Personality Development?

Question: How does Birth Order affect Personality Development?. 3 + 1 Birth Order Theory First Born: Almost everything a firstborn does breaks new ground—Parents are new to parenting Firstborns learn to be resourceful, self-reliant, tough

nelly
Download Presentation

Question: How does Birth Order affect Personality Development?

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Question: How does Birth Order affect Personality Development? • 3 + 1 Birth Order Theory • First Born: • Almost everything a firstborn does breaks new ground—Parents are new to parenting • Firstborns learn to be resourceful, self-reliant, tough • Demand a lot of themselves, and of others in turn. • Fear of failure and Fear of blame drive them—don’t want to let down parents • Leadership is based on organization & dividing labor Chapter 10

  2. Question: How does Birth Order affect Personality Development? • 3 + 1 Birth Order Theory (cont.) • Middle Born: • Undefined status—not having a defined place in the family—may be an advantage (creative & flexible) • Rebellion—more prone to rebel against the status quo—can be a positive—force for change/independence • Outgoing—often reach outside the family for significant relationships—may be especially influenced by peers • Shift Blame/Responsibility—difficulty accepting these Chapter 10

  3. Question: How does Birth Order affect Personality Development? • 3 + 1 Birth Order Theory (cont.) • Last Born: • Has definite advantages and disadvantages • fussed over and pampered • may feel that they never quite measure up to their more experienced and accomplished siblings—inferiority • Learn to be “peacemakers”—seek to avoid conflict • Identify with victims—“Rescuers” • Tend to be “fun-loving” & affectionate Chapter 10

  4. Question: How does Birth Order affect Personality Development? • Only Children: • Unique experience based on challenges: • Challenge One: Being too special • “only person that matters in the family”—Parents’ only focus • Challenge Two: Learning about peers • Lack of siblings = Lack of experience with peers • Challenge Three: Dealing with loneliness • only children depend more on friends for company—seek activities that they can do alone Chapter 10

More Related